Inside GNSSSpectrum regulators should hold off on granting a waiver supporting testing of a new UltraWideband technology for driverless vehicles until more information is available, the GPS Innovation Alliance said in comments to the Federal Communications Commission. In fact the FCC should require a minimum level of information be submitted before considering any UWB waivers or changes to the UWB rules, the GPSIA said.
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GPS World The Federal Aviation Administration has added new airspace restrictions — effective July 11 — on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) attempting to fly over national-security-sensitive locations. The FAA has been cooperating with federal partners to address concerns about malicious drone operations by using the agency’s existing authority under Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations Section 99.7, Special Security Instructions, to establish UAS specific flight restrictions over select, national security sensitive locations.READ MORE

Geospatial WorldGeospatial 4.0 seeks to seamlessly integrate geospatial services with humans in a connected world — where the Internet of things will be replaced by Internet of everything, where "everything" will include humans. Uber, the largest cab services company in the world, owns no vehicles. Airbnb, the largest accommodation provider, owns no real estate. READ MORE

FCWMore than 50 experts gathered at the Commerce Department to discuss the path forward to implement the recently released White House data strategy. The event, convened by the Office of Management and Budget and the Data Coalition, included discussion of how the process will work and how open that process will be.READ MORE

Directions MagazineLive updates on ArcGIS solutions and more from the Esri User Conference being held July 8 - 12, 2019 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California.
Do you have a solution that works well with ArcGIS? Please share your solution.
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Geospatial WorldCities are increasingly seen not just as the engines of innovation and economic growth but also as the epicenter of a plethora of social-environmental stress for our planet. Today, cities in developing countries are overburdened, overcrowded and are increasingly becoming hubs of chaos. City administrations are resorting to a number of innovative approaches to address such diverse issues by leveraging technologies. READ MORE

xyHtIn today's world, survey construction staking is a major service being provided by most companies within the land surveying and civil engineering industry. Throughout my career, like many of you, I have been employed by a handful of different land surveying and civil engineering firms, and with each firm came a different style of dedicated procedural standards, and/or, often, a different business model entirely.
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Smart Cities World The smart home is growing from the bottom up, with consumers upgrading their homes using an ecosystem of increasingly affordable technologies. Smart buildings, such as shopping malls and offices, are following a similar path, motivated by business incentives. Smart cities, by contrast, tend to be managed from the top down by municipal or national authorities in partnership with public and private utilities. READ MORE

Point of BeginningExtensis will demonstrate its full suite of digital asset and imagery management solutions — which have been geospatially optimized with legacy LizardTech products and technology — at the 2019 Esri User Conference. In addition, Extensis will showcase the integration of its MrSID data compression technology into the ArcGIS environment. READ MORE